Neil Dyson lost his school cap at a cinema in Greater Manchester half a century ago, but it was discovered along with cigarette packets and sweet wrappers during renovation work at the Stockport Plaza.

According to BBC News, Dyson stated that the hat was "not in bad nick" in relation to the length of time it had been missing.

"I should imagine I lost [the cap] on a school outing, but I don't remember specifically when I lost it," he added.

Dyson was reunited with his belonging, which had his name written in his mother's handwriting on it, after it was found by staff at the Plaza who subsequently launched an appeal to find the cap's owner.